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Lead Hardware Engineer

Dynamic Creatures
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Cambridge, Middlesex, MA

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Paid Time Off

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  • Dynamic Creatures, a robotics company in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a hardware architect with 8+ years of experience in designing complex electromechanical products.
  • The role involves owning the end-to-end hardware architecture, leading a team from prototype through manufacturing, and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Candidates must have a proven track record of shipping at least one consumer or robotics product to volume, along with deep expertise in motor control, sensing, and embedded systems.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, and PTO, and requires in-person attendance five days a week.
  • Visa sponsorship may be available for qualified candidates.

Location: Cambridge, MA

Manager: CEO

The Gist

You'll own end-to-end hardware architecture — actuators, sensors, power, and control electronics — and guide a small team from prototype through manufacturing.

What You’ll Do

• Architect electromechanical systems for production

• Drive DFM/DFA with contract manufacturers

• Lead bring-up, validation, and reliability testing

• Mentor junior hardware engineers

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves:

• 8+ years designing complex electromechanical products

• Shipped at least one consumer or robotics product to volume

• Deep experience with motor control, sensing, and embedded systems

• Strong leadership and cross-functional communication

About Us

Dynamic Creatures is a robotics company designing and building interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality brands. We are creating a new category of mobile characters that move naturally through guest environments, understand the context of an interaction and respond in real time. Dynamic Creatures offers character-based experiences built on Boston Dynamics and other systems, as well as fully original robots created for a specific brand, environment or story. As Boston Dynamics’ official entertainment and hospitality partner, the company works with entertainment companies to develop guest-facing character experiences designed to feel personal, attentive, and memorable. Dynamic Creatures was co-founded by CEO Marc Theermann, former chief strategy officer at Boston Dynamics and a former senior leader at Google, and chief technology officer Farbod Farshidian, a globally recognized robotics researcher and former research leader at the Robotics and AI Institute.

Additional Information

• This role is in-person in Cambridge, MA five days per week.

• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, PTO

• Visa sponsorship may be available for this role.




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